Spokane’s Ecova part of Groom Energy’s list of “10 companies to watch”

Groom Energy has just released a list we’ll call some attention to; it’s a list of 10 smart-grid vendors to watch in the ongoing energy efficiency marketplace.

Spokane’s Ecova (formerly Advantage IQ, and before that, Avista Advantage) is among the 10.

The group of 10 are all in the specific niche of “enterprise” grid-efficiency companies: The other nine are C3, CA Technologies,  EnergyCAP, EnerNOC, Lucid, Phoenix Energy Technologies, Schneider Electric, SCIenergy and Siemens.

Only Siemens, which operates across many industrial and some consumer markets, may be a familiar name.

We call out this list in part because we believe (sincerely) that the smart grid future is important and critical in helping the world better manage the energy needs of consumers and businesses. We also really don’t see many stories that explain how companies like Ecova make a difference in the marketplace.

They’re clearly doing the job, and deserve ongoing coverage in the media.